Austria vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Railways, passengers carried

Austria
8,433 million passenger-km
in 2021
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
147.5 million passenger-km
in 2021
Austria rank
25th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
27th

Railways, passengers carried over time

  • Austria
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
05.0k10.0k15.0k199520082021

How they compare

Austria currently reports 8,433 million passenger-km against 147.5 million passenger-km in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 8,286 million passenger-km.

That makes Austria's figure about 57.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 25th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 101 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 8,684 million passenger-km 695.5 million passenger-km 7,988 million passenger-km Austria
2000s 9,013 million passenger-km 557.3 million passenger-km 8,455 million passenger-km Austria
2010s 12,094 million passenger-km 505.73 million passenger-km 11,588 million passenger-km Austria
2020s 7,925 million passenger-km 156 million passenger-km 7,769 million passenger-km Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Austria or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Austria, at 8,433 million passenger-km against 147.5 million passenger-km in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Austria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
8,286 million passenger-km, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Austria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for railways, passengers carried?
Austria ranks 25th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 101 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)
Unit
million passenger-km
Source
Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,650 data points, 1995–2021
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Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.